The Municipality shall have all powers of local self-government now and hereafter granted to municipalities by the Constitution of Ohio and such further powers as are now or hereafter may be granted by the laws of Ohio. All such powers shall be exercised in the manner prescribed in this Charter or, if not prescribed herein, in such lawful manner as the Council shall determine by ordinance or resolution. Enumeration of or reference to particular powers in this Charter shall not be construed to be exclusive.
It is the intention of the people of the City of Maumee that where this Charter does not enumerate specific procedures with respect to any subject matter (including, but not limited to civil service, personnel, contracting, and other matters pertaining to finance, taxation, or debt), the state statutes or other laws shall not be applicable. Rather, it is the people's intention that the Council, or an appropriately authorized board, commission, or officer, may provide for the procedure and manner of exercise of any power granted to municipal corporations by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution, or in the case of boards, commissions, and administrative officers, by the adoption of administrative regulations. State laws shall be applicable to supplement this Charter only where this Charter or the municipality's ordinances or resolutions or, in the case of boards, commissions, and administrative officers, by the adoption of administrative regulations make them applicable, or where it is necessary to apply the state laws in order to uphold or validate this Charter, the ordinances, resolutions, or administrative regulations of the Municipality, or the actions of the officers or employees of the Municipality.
(Amended 11-8-94)